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Reimagining urban spaces for future generations

As ways of living, working and travelling evolve, we create inclusive, sustainable places that respect heritage and strengthen communities.

We help bring new life to places through regeneration that’s inclusive, sustainable and shaped around people. From underused sites and heritage buildings to high streets and public spaces, we work across scales and sectors to unlock potential and support thriving communities.

Our integrated team collaboratively deliver meaningful change, creating places that are resilient, relevant and built for the future. We champion the reuse and adaptation of existing buildings, helping to preserve local character, reduce carbon and give purpose to places with history and meaning.

Working closely with local authorities, housing associations, health trusts and developers, we respond to local needs with solutions that restore civic pride, improve access, boost local economies and strengthen identity, creating better-connected, healthier communities.

Masterplans that embrace ever-changing ways

We take a flexible approach to sustainable, inclusive placemaking that grows with communities. By understanding how people experience a place, we design environments that support wellbeing through walkability, safe public spaces and access to green areas. Considering how each design decision impacts movement, interaction and cohesion helps places stay meaningful and community-focused.

Heritage-led regeneration through integrated expertise

Unlocking the potential of underused spaces through sustainable reuse is key to regeneration. By adapting what matters and retaining local character, we use our expertise in architecture, building consultancy, masterplanning and landscape design to restore purpose. Our sensitive retrofits meet modern environmental standards while preserving heritage and supporting vibrant communities.

Creating healthy spaces that bring people closer to nature

Together with our landscape design team, we create public spaces that support wellbeing through thoughtful biophilic design and richer biodiversity. By incorporating green corridors, diverse planting and recreation areas, we encourage everyday connections with the natural world. This approach celebrates the unique character of each place while supporting nature’s recovery in urban areas.

Highlighted projects

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Brabazon Central, Bristol

An ambitious mixed used scheme which aims to promote enterprise, culture, leisure and sustainable, includes a new cinema, 1,200 seat venue, a mix of 450 family homes and apartments, including 35% affordable new homes, offices and public realm.

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Leicester Station, Leicester

A major regeneration project transforming Leicester Station into a welcoming, accessible gateway to the city. Respecting historic character while improving accessibility and flow, the design creates vibrant public spaces and better connectivity—making the station a destination in its own right for commuters, visitors and the local community alike.

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Broad Street Mall, Reading

A residential-led development with placemaking at its core, revitalises a former shopping centre site in Reading's town centre. The scheme delivers stylish homes, vibrant retail and thoughtfully designed public spaces. Focused on fostering community and enhancing housing quality, it forms a vital part of the wider Minster Quarter regeneration.

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Debenhams Lichfield, Lichfield

Repurposing the vacant Debenhams store, this project kickstarts Lichfield’s city centre regeneration. Introducing a multiscreen cinema, leisure, dining and a rooftop restaurant overlooking the spires, it revitalises a long-neglected site. Designed to engage visitors and connect with the new public square, it lays the groundwork for future development phases.

Elizabeth Quarter, Scunthorpe

Elizabeth Quarter is a key part of Scunthorpe’s town centre regeneration, transforming the former market site into a vibrant mix of flexible workspace and key worker accommodation. With biophilic design, shared gardens and inclusive public spaces, the scheme supports wellbeing, community and a thriving, modern workforce in the heart of the town.

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Chester Northgate, Chester

A new leisure destination in the heart of the city centre, featuring a new market hall, cinema, cafés, bars and restaurants, a co-working office space, a new public square and an 800 space, multi-storey car park, this regenerative masterplan will revitalise the city centre.

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Leek and Trestle Markets, Staffordshire

Leek’s historic markets have been carefully restored and reimagined to support the town’s future. The upgraded spaces offer greater flexibility for traders and the community, while enhancing the visitor experience. Sensitive improvements ensure these cherished Victorian buildings remain at the heart of local life.

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Birkenhead Commercial District Masterplan, Liverpool

A transformative town centre regeneration delivering Grade A offices, homes, community spaces and a new market. Part of the wider Birkenhead masterplan, the scheme champions sustainable design and long-term impact. Delivered in phases, it’s a bold step towards revitalising the area and unlocking its full economic and social potential.

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Leeds Maths School, Leeds

Leeds Maths School transforms a vacant, culturally significant building into a new post-16 learning environment. Located in a conservation area, the scheme preserves local character while supporting wider regeneration through creative reuse — improving access to education, connecting students to city life and better preparing them for future study and careers.

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Chard Leisure Centre, Somerset

Breathing new life into a neglected town centre site, Chard Leisure Centre delivers vital health, wellbeing and social spaces for the community. As the first phase of a wider regeneration masterplan, the scheme improves connectivity, supports local economy and carefully responds to the site's heritage within the town’s conservation area.

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Hertford Gas Works, Hertford

Hertford Gas Works transforms a once highly contaminated industrial site into a thriving, sustainable neighbourhood. With 400 new homes across distinct character areas, the design celebrates local heritage, opens access to green space and the canal, and creates an attractive, relaxing place for communities to come together and enjoy their surroundings.

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Victoria Square, Braintree

Victoria Square is a major town centre regeneration project that revitalises Braintree with new homes, a hotel, and integrated health and wellbeing facilities. Respecting its location within a conservation area, the development complements local heritage while enhancing public space, supporting new services and creating a vibrant, inclusive community hub.

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Insights and news

Explore our latest updates as we share how thoughtful design promotes social inclusion, helps people connect with nature and celebrates our historic places.

With extensive community engagement, we have created a mixed use scheme that truly prioritises residents’ needs, creating a comfortable, sustainable and purposeful environment.

The project will regenerate the area while providing more amenities, fostering health and wellbeing through thoughtful placemaking.”

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Achieving decarbonisation through retrofit

Meeting net zero targets is a major challenge for many building portfolios, with the risk of stranded or underperforming assets growing rapidly. Our Retrofit Toolkit to Decarbonisation helps you make informed, strategic decisions that support regeneration, strengthen local economies and create healthier, more resilient places.

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Harnessing the power of technology

We use advanced geomatics and drone technology to survey hard-to-reach sites and create detailed digital environments and immersive experiences. These digital records help clients make considered regeneration decisions by extending asset life, targeting investments and maintaining resilient, future-ready places.

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Creating strong stakeholder relationships

Our community-led stakeholder engagement supports regeneration projects by involving local people at every stage from vision and concept development to emerging options and final proposals. We build strong relationships throughout design and delivery to ensure outcomes meet local needs and create places communities value and use.

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